Shift in U.S. missile strategy may spur new arms talks with Russia

WASHINGTON — By adding 14 interceptors to a missile defense system based in Alaska and California, the U.S. is abandoning a critical part of a European system strongly opposed by Russia. Yet the decision also could provide a potential opening for new arms control talks. The Obama administration on Friday cited development problems and a lack of money in announcing the cancellation of the interceptors set to be deployed in Poland and possibly Romania early next decade. Russian officials suspected that the interceptors were a counter to their missiles and had indicated that they would not consi…

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